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Home My WebLink About2014/01/28 - Agenda Packet THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA a DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE Ltei AGENDA coNG► JANUARY 28, 2014 - 7:00 P.M. Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Rains Room 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. CALL TO ORDER Roll Call Regular Members: Richard Fletcher_ Francisco Oaxaca Candyce Burnett_ Donald Granger_ Alternates: Ray Wimberly_ Frances Howdyshell_ Lou Munoz II. PROJECT REVIEW ITEMS I The following items will be presented by the applicant and/or their representatives. Each presentation and resulting period of Committee comment is limited to 20 minutes. Following each presentation,the Committee will address major issues and make recommendations with respect to the project proposal. The Design Review Committee acts as an advisory Committee to the Planning Commission. Their recommendations will be forwarded to the Planning Commission as applicable. The following items do not legally require any public testimony,although the Committee may open the meeting for public input. A. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2013-00743 - KB HOME - A review of a proposal for 76 single-family residences in conjunction with a previously approved 76-lot subdivision of about 53 acres within the Very Low (VL) Residential District, Etiwanda Specific Plan, located at the east side of East Avenue, about 150 feet north of the Foothill Freeway (SR-210) - APN: 0225-191-03, -04, -13, -15, and -20. Related files: Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18122, Variance 2009-00020, and Tree Removal Permit DRC2009-00224. On November 9, 2011, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted by the Planning Commission for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18122. The California Environmental Quality Act provides that no 1 of 2 /� *I II DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA Live] JANUARY 28, 2014 RANCHO CUCAMONGA further environmental review or Negative Declaration is required for subsequent projects or minor revisions to projects within the scope of a previous Negative Declaration. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Committee. State law prohibits the Committee from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Committee may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are limited to five minutes per individual. IV. ADJOURNMENT The Design Review Committee has adopted Administrative Regulations that set an 11:00 p.m. adjournment time. If items go beyond that time, they shall be heard only with the consent of the Committee. I, Gail Elwood, Office Specialist II for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on January 16, 2014, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. 2 of 2 DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Mike Smith January 28, 2014 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2013-00743 - KB HOME - A review of a proposal for 76 single-family residences in conjunction with a previously approved 76-lot subdivision of about 53 acres within the Very Low (VL) Residential District, Etiwanda Specific Plan, located at the east side of East Avenue, about 150 feet north of the Foothill Freeway (SR-210) - APN: 0225-191-03, -04, -13, -15, and -20. Related files: Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18122, Variance 2009-00020, and Tree Removal Permit DRC2009-00224. On November 9, 2011, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted by the Planning Commission for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18122. The California Environmental Quality Act provides that no further environmental review or Negative Declaration is required for subsequent projects or minor revisions to projects within the scope of a previous Negative Declaration. Background: A tentative tract map for the purpose of subdividing the property into seventy-six (76) lots for single-family residential development, filed by Chaffey Joint Union High School District, was approved for this project site by the Planning Commission on November 9, 2011 (Related file: Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18122). To date, the final map has not been recorded. The property has since been sold to KB Home for the development/construction of the homes. Site Characteristics: The project site is a vacant, rectangular-shaped property with an area of approximately 2.4 million square feet (53 acres). The overall dimensions of the site are approximately 2,500 feet (east to west) by approximately 940 feet (north to south). The area of the lots that will comprise the above-noted subdivision range between 21,780 square feet to 36,890 square feet (the minimum lot area is 20,000 square feet). The minimum average lot area is 25,230 square feet (the minimum average lot area is 25,000 square feet). The depth of each lot will be at least 200 feet, and the width of each lot will meet the required 90-foot dimension. All lots will be conventional, i.e. rectangular in shape, which will allow conventional house plotting. To the north and west of the project site, are single-family residences. To the south, is a vacant parcel owned by Caltrans and used by the San Bernardino County Flood Control District for access to their facilities further to the east. Beyond this parcel is the Foothill Freeway (SR-210). The properties to the east are vacant. The zoning of the property and all the surrounding properties is Very Low (VL) Residential District, Etiwanda Specific Plan. General: The applicant proposes to construct a single-family residence on each lot of the above-noted subdivision for a total of seventy-six (76) single-family residences. The floor areas of the houses will range between 3,381 square feet (Plan 1) to 4,506 square feet (Plan 4). Thirty-eight (38) of the houses will be one-story, while the houses on the remainder of the lots will be two-story. This equates to 50 percent of the lots having single-story houses. This mix of one- and two-story homes is consistent with the policy adopted by the Planning Commission requiring that 25 percent (minimum) of the proposed houses be single-story. The garages of sixty-four (64) of the houses (60.6 percent of the total number of proposed houses) will be setback from the front part of the house or will not face towards the street, i.e., they are "side entry" garages. This will comply with Section 5.42.606 of the Etiwanda Specific Plan which requires that 50 percent of the garages be oriented or situated in a manner that minimizes its visual presence (as seen from the street). The houses on all corner lots (Lots 1, 17, 20 through 23, 28, 29, 40, 41, 52, 53, 64, 65, and 76) will be single-story as required per Section 5.42.608 of the Etiwanda Specific Plan. DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA DRC2013-00743 — KB HOME January 28, 2014 Page 2 The architecture of each house will be consistent with the general design requirements outlined in Section 5.42.600 of the Etiwanda Specific Plan. The applicant proposes four (4) types of architectural themes (elevations) — Spanish, Colonial, Cottage, and Farmhouse. Each house will incorporate a variety of materials to varying degrees. Depending on the theme, the Colonial, Cottage, and Farmhouse will have a combination of stone veneer, board and batt siding, lap siding, and stucco finish. Because of the nature of the theme, the Spanish elevation will be exclusively finished with stucco. The roofing will be either flat or barrel concrete tile. Each house will have an articulated footprint/floor plan and profile. The applicant proposes four (4) distinct footprints — Plans 1, 2, 2x, 3, and 4 — and reverse footprints of each for a total of ten (10) footprints. Plans 1, 2, and 2x will be one-story while the others will be two-story. The number of available footprints will comply with Figure 5-45 of the Etiwanda Specific Plan. Because the footprints and profiles of each house differ, there will be a variety of movement in the wall planes and roof lines. Each house will have a front entrance comprised of either an enclosed courtyard or a covered porch. Potential homeowners have the option of a casita attached to the house (Plan 2x). Depending on the theme, there will also be details such as wood brackets/rafters tails at the roof eaves, decorative trim and shutters around the windows, wrought iron accent features, corbels, molding along the top of the stone veneer wainscots, wood shingle siding, and decorative garage doors. Chimneys are not proposed. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project. None. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues. None. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be approved and forwarded to the Planning Commission for review and action. Design Review Committee Action: Staff Planner: Mike Smith Members Present: